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... • Imagine the sky as a hollow sphere with the stars attached to it. This sphere rotates once every 24 hours. This imaginary sphere is called the celestial sphere. • Even though we know it is not the case, it is useful to imagine the Earth as being stationary while the celestial sphere rotates ...
... • Imagine the sky as a hollow sphere with the stars attached to it. This sphere rotates once every 24 hours. This imaginary sphere is called the celestial sphere. • Even though we know it is not the case, it is useful to imagine the Earth as being stationary while the celestial sphere rotates ...
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... • Imagine the sky as a hollow sphere with the stars attached to it. This sphere rotates once every 24 hours. This imaginary sphere is called the celestial sphere. • Even though we know it is not the case, it is useful to imagine the Earth as being stationary while the celestial sphere rotates ...
... • Imagine the sky as a hollow sphere with the stars attached to it. This sphere rotates once every 24 hours. This imaginary sphere is called the celestial sphere. • Even though we know it is not the case, it is useful to imagine the Earth as being stationary while the celestial sphere rotates ...
Constellations
... from those seen by the ancient Greeks, the Babylonians, and the people of other cultures, even though they were all looking at the same stars in the night sky. Interestingly, though, different cultures often made the same basic groupings of stars, despite widely varying interpretations of what they ...
... from those seen by the ancient Greeks, the Babylonians, and the people of other cultures, even though they were all looking at the same stars in the night sky. Interestingly, though, different cultures often made the same basic groupings of stars, despite widely varying interpretations of what they ...
Canis Major
... love with Merope, one of the Seven Sisters who form the Pleiades, but Merope would have nothing to do with him. Orion's tragic life ended when he stepped on Scorpius, the scorpion. The gods felt sorry for him, so they put him and his dogs in the sky as constellations and all of the animals he hunted ...
... love with Merope, one of the Seven Sisters who form the Pleiades, but Merope would have nothing to do with him. Orion's tragic life ended when he stepped on Scorpius, the scorpion. The gods felt sorry for him, so they put him and his dogs in the sky as constellations and all of the animals he hunted ...
ASTRONOMY
... 19. How could you observe the California Nebula? 20. To what constellation do Castor and Pollux belong? 21. Where would you place Lynx in relationship to Gemini’s position? 22. What unique feature is found in Camelopardalis 23. What two prominent constellations are found in the southern skies? 24. ...
... 19. How could you observe the California Nebula? 20. To what constellation do Castor and Pollux belong? 21. Where would you place Lynx in relationship to Gemini’s position? 22. What unique feature is found in Camelopardalis 23. What two prominent constellations are found in the southern skies? 24. ...
Constellations Overview
... The most famous of all the constellations are the 12 that make up the Zodiac. All planets can be observed only in these 12 constellations as they pass across the sky during the course of their year. This is because the orbits of all the planets lie within ± 8º of the ecliptic. The Sun also moves t ...
... The most famous of all the constellations are the 12 that make up the Zodiac. All planets can be observed only in these 12 constellations as they pass across the sky during the course of their year. This is because the orbits of all the planets lie within ± 8º of the ecliptic. The Sun also moves t ...
May - RASC St. John`s Centre
... constellations that surround it. Four stars form its bowl and three its curved handle. The two stars that form the front edge of the “dipper” point towards Polaris, the North Star, about 28º away – this provides a check of distance approximation. The Big Dipper’s orientation in the sky changes durin ...
... constellations that surround it. Four stars form its bowl and three its curved handle. The two stars that form the front edge of the “dipper” point towards Polaris, the North Star, about 28º away – this provides a check of distance approximation. The Big Dipper’s orientation in the sky changes durin ...
Star Constellations
... The stars that make up a constellation appear close to each other from Earth. In reality, they may be very distant from one another. Constellations were important to people, like the Ancient Greeks. People who spent a lot of time outdoors at night, like shepherds, named the constellations. They told ...
... The stars that make up a constellation appear close to each other from Earth. In reality, they may be very distant from one another. Constellations were important to people, like the Ancient Greeks. People who spent a lot of time outdoors at night, like shepherds, named the constellations. They told ...
Constellations - Brown University Wiki
... expected, by making a sketch of the rotating and orbiting earth. b) Rotate the disc from midnight January 1 forward, to later hours (a.m.) Notice that the stars seem to rotate counter clockwise around Polaris, some rise in the East and set in the West. Explain this, knowing that the earth rotates fr ...
... expected, by making a sketch of the rotating and orbiting earth. b) Rotate the disc from midnight January 1 forward, to later hours (a.m.) Notice that the stars seem to rotate counter clockwise around Polaris, some rise in the East and set in the West. Explain this, knowing that the earth rotates fr ...
Motions of the Celestial Sphere
... Descriptions of Celestial Sphere • Zenith-directly overhead • Meridian – imaginary line running north & south through the zenith • Horizon – where the sky appears to intersect the ground. • Altitude – height of a star above horizon (degrees). The sky appear like a dome overhead. ...
... Descriptions of Celestial Sphere • Zenith-directly overhead • Meridian – imaginary line running north & south through the zenith • Horizon – where the sky appears to intersect the ground. • Altitude – height of a star above horizon (degrees). The sky appear like a dome overhead. ...
The Ancient Heavens: Exploring the History of Astronomy
... these activities help participants appreciate not only what we know, but how we know it. ...
... these activities help participants appreciate not only what we know, but how we know it. ...
Lesson #5: Constellations - Center for Learning in Action
... In the center of the black circle, draw the points (stars) of the constellation each student chose. Use a pin or the point of a sharpened pencil to punch a small hole through each of the drawn points (stars). Wrap the circle over the tube and secure it with a rubber band. Look through the tube at a ...
... In the center of the black circle, draw the points (stars) of the constellation each student chose. Use a pin or the point of a sharpened pencil to punch a small hole through each of the drawn points (stars). Wrap the circle over the tube and secure it with a rubber band. Look through the tube at a ...
handout
... i. Brightest stars : _________ magnitude ii. Faintest stars ( _____________ eye): _______ magnitude iii. 1st mag stars appear ____________ times brighter than 6th mag stars iv. larger magnitude => _________________ object! B. The magnitude scale system can be extended toward ____________ numbers (__ ...
... i. Brightest stars : _________ magnitude ii. Faintest stars ( _____________ eye): _______ magnitude iii. 1st mag stars appear ____________ times brighter than 6th mag stars iv. larger magnitude => _________________ object! B. The magnitude scale system can be extended toward ____________ numbers (__ ...
The night sky - Mr. Champion
... • As we often do, some claimed through patterns they could see objects or people “hidden” there. • These objects are what’s known as constellations. • They aren’t necessarily found in the same area of space, but the light reaches us around the same part of the sky, they just appear to be close toget ...
... • As we often do, some claimed through patterns they could see objects or people “hidden” there. • These objects are what’s known as constellations. • They aren’t necessarily found in the same area of space, but the light reaches us around the same part of the sky, they just appear to be close toget ...
Astronomy Week #1 Questions:
... 2. Why are light-years more convenient than miles, kilometers, or astronomical units for measuring certain distances? 3. The diameter of Earth is 7928 mi. What is its diameter in inches? In yards? 4. 1 astronomical unit is about 150,000,000 km. Venus orbits 0.7 AU from the sun. What is that distance ...
... 2. Why are light-years more convenient than miles, kilometers, or astronomical units for measuring certain distances? 3. The diameter of Earth is 7928 mi. What is its diameter in inches? In yards? 4. 1 astronomical unit is about 150,000,000 km. Venus orbits 0.7 AU from the sun. What is that distance ...
Constellations
... asterisms in the summer skies. Swans occur throughout the Greek myths. Often one of the higher gods had occasion to transform himself into a swan, usually to impress some attractive queen. Cygnus is a very bright constellation , with the stars being generally third and fourth magnitude. ...
... asterisms in the summer skies. Swans occur throughout the Greek myths. Often one of the higher gods had occasion to transform himself into a swan, usually to impress some attractive queen. Cygnus is a very bright constellation , with the stars being generally third and fourth magnitude. ...
dtu7ech01 - Fort Thomas Independent Schools
... Constellations make star locating easy. Constellation : a region and a group of stars Night sky is divided into 88 regions (constellations) Astronomers, requiring more accuracy, now use a coordinate system as well (right ascension and declination: see the celestial sphere) ...
... Constellations make star locating easy. Constellation : a region and a group of stars Night sky is divided into 88 regions (constellations) Astronomers, requiring more accuracy, now use a coordinate system as well (right ascension and declination: see the celestial sphere) ...
Constellations Jeopardy
... You send a space probe one way into space with a range of eight light years. According to the chart this is the farthest star the probe could reach. ...
... You send a space probe one way into space with a range of eight light years. According to the chart this is the farthest star the probe could reach. ...
E1 Introduction to the Universe NEW
... night to night (over the time of a life-time) • These patterns have been labelled constellations ...
... night to night (over the time of a life-time) • These patterns have been labelled constellations ...
Slide 1
... night to night (over the time of a life-time) • These patterns have been labelled constellations ...
... night to night (over the time of a life-time) • These patterns have been labelled constellations ...
File - Awakening in Grade 6
... Each of these stars have their own life cycle – some lasting only a few million years and others lasting billions of years ...
... Each of these stars have their own life cycle – some lasting only a few million years and others lasting billions of years ...
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is a specific area of the celestial sphere as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). These areas had their origins in Western-traditional asterisms from which the constellations take their names. There are 88 officially recognized constellations, covering the entire sky.Thus, any given point in a celestial coordinate system can unambiguously be assigned to a constellation. It is usual in astronomy to give the constellation in which a given object is found along with its coordinates in order to convey a rough idea in which part of the sky it is located. For example, saying the Horsehead Nebula is near Orion's Belt in the constellation Orion immediately locates it just south of the ecliptic and conveys that it is best observable in winter from the Northern Hemisphere.